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The Dutch colonial empire spanned the Americas to Asia, including territories that make up modern Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia amongst other places.
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Was impressment widespread outside the British Empire and its colonies?
I recently found a source referenced on wikipedia — Hill, J. R. (2002). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy. Oxford University Press. pp. 135–137. ISBN 0-19-860527-7. — which allegedly st …
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How did the Dutch Republic get sufficient timber to build its navies?
I was recently in the Netherlands and noticed it is remarkably free of forests, which led me to wonder how they got timber for their ships back in the day.
I guess there are two possible answers:
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